Gorbachev. Heaven
A Storyville documentary portraying Mikhail Gorbachev - a hero to the west because of his policies of glasnost and perestroika but blamed in his own country for destroying the Soviet empire.
Mikhail Gorbachev helped to shape the 20th century, being the architect of glasnost and perestroika. His actions brought down the Berlin Wall, giving countries of the former Soviet Union a chance to break away and be free. But while to many in the west he remains a hero, in his own country Gorbachev is condemned for destroying the Soviet empire.
This film is an intimate portrait of the former Russian leader in his final years, before his death in August 2022, living alone in an empty house outside Moscow and carrying the burdens of his past.
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Director | Vitaliy Manskiy |
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